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RESOLUTION NO. 9 J" 197
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION,
WITH ATTACHMENT, EXPANDING THE BOUNDARIES OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BROWNFIRLDS AREAS TO
INCLUDE AREAS DETERMINED TO HAVE
REDEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL AND A CRITICAL NEED
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION AND
REHABILITATION, INCLUDING THE EMPOWERMENT
ZONE AND ADJACENT AREAS, AS ILLUSTRATED ON
EXHIBIT A, ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART
HEREOF.
WHEREAS, the State of Florida has provided in Sections
376.77-376.84, Florida Statutes (The Brownfields Redevelopment
Act), for the designation, by resolution, of contiguous areas
consisting of one or more brownfields sites to be known as
brownfields areas, and for the provision of environmental
remediation, rehabilitation and economic development of such
areas; and
WHEREAS, brownfields sites contain abandoned, idled, or
underused industrial and commercial properties where expansion or
redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental
contamination; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature recognizes that the United
States Environmental Protection Agency has created several pilot
projects for redevelopment of brownfield areas to gather
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information on the best ways to return old industrial and
commercial sites to productive use in situations where
redevelopment is complicated by potential environmental
contamination; and
WHEREAS, The City of Miami was designated as a Brownfields
Pilot Project pursuant to the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) Brownfields Initiative; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 98-242, adopted March
10, 1998, the City Commission designated a brownfields area for
remediation and rehabilitation which included Wynwood, and
certain areas within Dvertown and Allapattah; and
WHEREAS, after further analyses, the Empowerment Zone and
two adjacent areas were identified for inclusion within the
brownfields area; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to expand the boundaries of the
original brownfields area to include the above sites and to
notify the Florida Department of Environmental Prctection of
such; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami has additionally considered the
criteria set forth in Section 376.80(2)(a)1-4, Florida Statutes,
to wit: (1) whether the proposed brownfields area, as revised and
illustrated on Exhibit A attached hereto, warrants economic
development and has a reasonable potential for such activities,
(2) whether the brownfields area represents a reasonably focused
approach and is not overly large in geographic coverage, (3)
whether the brownfields area has potential to interest the
private sector in participating in remediation, rehabilitation
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and economic development, and (4) whether the brownfields area
contains sites or parts of sites suitable for limited
recreational open spaces, cultural, or historical preservation
purposes;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the
Preamble to this Resolution are hereby adopted by reference
thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this
Section.
Section 2. The Miami City Commission hereby approves
expanding the boundaries of the City of Miami Brownfields Area to
include areas determined to have redevelopment potential and a
critical need for environmental remediation and rehabilitation,
including the Empowerment Zone and adjacent areas, as illustrated
on Exhibit A, attached hereto and made a part hereof.
Section 3. The expanded area as depicted on the attached
Exhibit A, is hereby designated as a Brownfields Area for
remediation and rehabilitation purposes as set forth in Section
376.77-376.84, Florida Statutes.
Section 4. The City Manager is hereby authorized to
notify the Florida Department of Environmental Protection of the
City's decision to expand and designate a Brownfields Area to
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include the Empowerment Zone and adjacent areas, as illustrated
on the attached Exhibit A.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor1l.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of March 1999.
JOE CAROLLO, MAYOR
In accordance with Miami Code Sec. 2.36, since the Mayor did not indicate approval of
this legislation by signing it in the designated lace provided, said legislation now
becomes effective with the elapse of ten ( 0) from the date of Co sicn action
ATTEST: regarding same, without the Ma or x rcisi veto.
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WALTER J. FOEMAN
CITY CLRRTK _
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ATTORNEY
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1� If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at
the end of ten calendar days from the date it was passed and adopted. zf the
Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective immediately upon
override of the veto by the City Commission.
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CITY OF MIAMI. FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM 20
To: Honorable Mayor and Members ;,.: n: i
Of the City Commission DATE
Expansion of Brownfields FILE
SUBJECT: Redevelopment Area
FROM: Donald For City Commission aw tY
City Manager REFERENCES: Meeting of March 9, 1999
ENCLOSURES: Resolution
RECOMMENDATION:
It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt the attached Resolution,
expanding the boundaries of the City of Miami's Brownfields Redevelopment Area to
include areas determined to have redevelopment potential and a critical need of
environmental remediation and rehabilitation, including the newly designated
Empowerment Zone.
BACKGROUND:
Resolution 98-242, adopted by the City Commission on March 10. 1998, designated a
Brownfields Area to include the commercial/industrial portions of Miami's Allapattah,
Overtown, and Wynwood neighborhoods for the
rehabilitation, and economic development. Through Purposes
eefield work ronmencarried out in
and around the Brownfields Area, three adjacent areas were identified as aropriate for
inclusion within the Brownfields Area. These areas include the newly pp -designated
Empowerment Zone plus two additional areas adjacent to both the Brownfields Area and
the Empowerment Zone. These areas possess sufficient need and redevelopment potential
to qualify for inclusion within the Brownfields Area.
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REsoLuTION NO. 4 2
A RESOLUTION. 'WITH ATTACEM& Tt PtS'GNATING A
BROWNFIELM AREA IN THE CITY AFC, FLORIDA"
To INCLUDE TO WYNWOOD BRO
PROJECT'AND CEP LDS T �O
LTAIN ALIAS wirdIN OVERTOWN AM
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ALLAPArrAii, FORhm PURPOSE OF 'OF
toN AN6 ECONO�GC
REMEDIATlb�i, : RERABILITAT
AUTHORIZING TIC CITY
D9VELOPMENT; FURTHER RIDA DEPARTMENT OF
MANAGER TO NOTIFY THE FLO 018SIGNATION.
lrlerVIRPNNEWAL PRarECTION OF SAID..
WHEREAS, the State of Florida has provided in Ch. 97-277..LawsFlorida; codified as
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certain contivous
reiqwo6n. or
7 Florida Statutes, for the designation
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"s consisting of one or more Brownfields sites as "Brownfields Area And for they.
_habilitation and economic develOPnitn't
4orresoofiding Provision of environmental remediation, re
.16 such grew; and
WHEREAS, the, City of NrmWL wishes to notify the Florida Department of Environmental
rehibilitaiiOn and
of its decision. to designate a Brownfields, Area for timed7latiOn,
protection n Sections 376.77-176.94, Florida Statutes. -and'
forth i
economic developmem for the purposes set f
WHEREAS, the City Of M sn
ami has previously desi iated a Brownfields Pilot Project
on AgencyBrownflelds initiative, the delineA.tion.of which
pursuant to the Environmental protection
is to be included in the area proposed for designation under Sections 376.77-376 84; Florida,
Statutes; and
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gAt�{E1AS, the City of Miami has additionally considered the criteria set forth in
Section 376.80(2Xs►)1-$, Florida Statutes, namely: (i) whethei the proposed .&Qwnftelds Area '
tnlc devolo ment uid tNts a reasonable potential foe Such activities, (ii) whether the
warrant!' ecoi o P ; .
` Area ropresei�ts e'jeasoaably focused approach and: is not civoiT�r large in'geographic
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rowaiielda Area. h¢s potential to `ui4erdt'.tlie prlvttte sector In
' .: ; i •.ehttbiTitation and ecpnondc "developmirlt, Arid (iv): whether• the
p f rdci;4t h$ to rerned• at on,..t
j61w aas'Area contain: seta or'parts of sites witable for limited recxeridonal open spacd ;
chltfral, or historical PiwrvaU purpo
sn ' : from the EPA -designated
11ViiEREA the designated . Brownfidds Area 'exp da
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rowrifields`)s'dot Prot.in Wym:vtiod to include parts of pveitdwri and AlTapaittah;, and
WT AREAS. the procedtires' set forth in Section 166.041, Florida Statutes, have been
• provided in accordance followed, and pioper notice. hoe beer► with Sections 376.80(1) bnd
j66.041�3Xc)2, Florida Statutes;
NOW. °I'i-iEREFORE, Slr IT RESOLVED BY THE COA-dIISSION OF tf (E CITY OF
MIAMI, FLOPJPA•:
gection I. The recitals aatd findings set forth in the Preimble to this Resolution are
hereby adopted by reference thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
µ hid hereto and incorporated Herein
Section 2. The area depicted on Exhibit A , attar
by reference, is hereby designated as a Brownfields Area for environmental remediation,
rehabilitation and economic development for the purposes as set forth in Sections 376.77-376.84,
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Florida Statutes, under the following terms and conditions:
A. The City of Miami shall be the entity responsible for the Brownfields Area site
remediation and rehabilitation pursuant to Section 376.80(3), Florida Statutes.
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However, such desipation shall not render the City of Miami liable for costs of
site remediat'on, rehabilitation, and economic devolopMortt or iource removal, 'as
those terms are defined in Sections j76.77.376.8.4,'Fl6dda Statutes.
b. Such desisnation shall not render the City of Mi04 liable for costs of site
remediation, rehabilitation and economic development or source removal, 4 those
terns ara defined in Section 376.79(14) and c1 Sj,.flot ila .Statutes, do for any other
costs, Ao'vo iod beyand those costs attributable' to the City of NSA M's role iu
administrator of? a Brownfieids•Atea site remed0gn ind reWitation program
and as a property owner within tttie'designated Arownfields AreL
Section 3. The City Mana$er:is hereby authorized•to'not*'th® Florida Department• of
Environmental Protection of the City of Marrd's decision to designate s Brownfields Area •f`or
iemediation, rehabilitation and economic development for she purposea' set forth in S&tibas
376.777376.84, Florida. Statutes.
"Section 4. -This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.:.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this loth ' day of-AArch , 1995.
XAVIER L. SUAREZ, MAYOR
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ATTEST:
WALTER D. FOEMAN
CITY CLERK
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